Detachable basket-handle.



PATENTBD JUNE 2s, 1904.

E. L. WALKER. DBTAGHABLE BASKET HANDLE. Y

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DETACHABLE BASKET HANDLE.

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Patented June 28, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

ENOS L. WALKER, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

DETACHBLE BASKET-HANDLE SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.763,577, dated J 1111 28, 1904.

f 1pm-fw 1*' September 28,1903. Serial No. 174,966. (No model.)I

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, ENos L. WALKER, a citizen of the United States,residing at St. Louis, State of Missouri, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements .in Detachable Basket-Handles, of which thefollowing is a specification containing a full, clear, and exactdescription, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming apart hereof.

My invention relates to improvements in detachable basket-handles; andit consists of the novel construction, combination, and arrangement ofparts hereinafter shown, described, and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a basket, showing myinvention applied thereto, parts of the handle being in sec= tion. Fig.2 is a section taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a perspectiveView of the handle detached. Fig. 4 is a side view of a portion of thebasket, showing the handle applied thereto with parts of the handlebroken away.

Referring to the drawings, 1 indicates a basket, which has an inside rim2 and an outside rim 3 at the top of the basket and has an outside rim 4at thev bottom, the sides of the basket being indicated by the numeral5. Secured to the sides of the basket 5 and passing through the rims 2and 3 are staples 6, which are clenched on the inside and projectsufficiently on the outside to permit the ends of the handles to passfreely therethrough.

7 indicates the sides or ends of the handle, and 8 the top or handholdportion, said sides and top or handhold portion all being constructedout of a single piece of wooden material. At the juncture of the sides 7with the top portion 8 the handle is provided with transverse recesses9, which are cut out about half the thickness of the handle, so as topermit the same to bend easily. It will be seen in the drawings that thesides 7 are bent at an acute angle relative to the top or handholdportion 8, thus forming angular corners 10. The angular corners 10 arereinforced and strengthened at each corner by means of staples 11, andsaid staples 11 aredriven into the wood from thepoutside and areclenched on the inside.

Secured to the terminal portions of the sides 7 are flexible metalcleats 12, and said metal cleats 12 are provided with tapering portions13. The other ends of said flexible cleats 12 are provided with prongs14, which are driven into the sides 7 from the inside and are clenchedon the outside. Formed in the sides 7 are downwardly-inclined recesses15, adapted to receive the ends of the tapering portions 13 of theflexible cleats 12.

After the handle has been constructed as heretofore described and theflexible cleats 12 applied thereto the handle is applied to the basketas follows: The cleats 12 and sides 7 are inserted downwardly throughthe staples 6. The cleats 12 are then inserted between the outside rim 4and the sides 5 of the basket and pushed. downwardly until the ends 16pass down on the outside of the rim 4 a little below the said rim 4, itbeing noted in this connection that the cleats 12 are secured to thesides 7 at points above the lower ends of said sides about the length ofthe width of the rim 4 of the basket. The cleats 12 are then bentupwardly around the lower edge of the rim 4 and the ends 16, thetapering portions 13 being bent and the ends thereof inserted into thedownwardly-inclined recesses 15, after which operation the handle issecured to the basket, 'andin order to remove the handle 'from thebasket it is only necessary to release the ends of the tapering portions13 tallic staples inserted through said handle at said junctures forstrengthening the handle, flexible metallic cleats secured to theterminal portions of the sides of said vhandle and adapted to beinserted between the lower reinforcing-rim and the sides of the basketfor holding the sides of the handle to said basket, substantially asspecified.

2. A detachable handle for baskets, con- IOO structed of a single andcontinuous piece of .vooden material provided with a handhold portionand side portions bent at an acute angle relative to said handholdportion and provided with recesses, metallic staples for strengtheningthe handle at the bends of the side portions relative to the handholdportion, and eXible metallic cleats secured to the lower ends of thesides of the handle at points distant from the ends thereof, the freeends of said cleats adapted to be inserted in said recesses,substantially as specified.

3. A detachable handle for baskets, comprising a handheld portion 8,sides 7, corners 10,

the said sides 7 being provided with downwardly-inclined recesses 15,metallic staples 11 for strengthening the corners 10, exible cleats 12provided with tapering portions 13, and prongs 14 secured to said sides7 substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification inpresence of two subscribing Witnesses.

ENOS L. WALKER.

Witnesses:

ALFRED A. EICKS, M. G. IRIoN.

